Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. This volume presents theodore abu qurrah s apologetic christian theology in dialogue with islam. A critical presentation of the work of theodore abu qurrah in. Lamoureaux, the biography of theodore abu qurrah revisited, in dumbarton oaks papers, 56. From these texts there emerges a view of islam which makes it dear that the writers very much consider themselves to be doing theology in dialogue. The contextualization ofabt qurrah s labors is an important project, one that deserves much further research, but this is not a concern here. Theodore abu qurrah and john the deacon lamoreaux greek. A critical presentation of the work of theodore abu qurrah. This volume presents theodore abu qurrahs apologetic christian theology in. Theodore abu qurrah s debate at the court of thecaliph almmun. However, in the general interest, i would like to avoid any overlap with other ongoing project, hence my asking. Instead, i write to know which are the ongoing projects about the arabic texts of abu qurra. Instead, i would like to reexamine the proposition that abf qurrah was a sabaite monk. The role of the intellect in theodore abu qurrah s on the true religion more by varsanyi orsolya in this early paper, i compared the melkite theodore abu qurras understanding of the intellect to that of another contemporary christian author, the jacobite abu raita and to that of contemporary muslim authors, aljahiz, alrassi and.
As such, he found himself living under muslim rule. Reconsideration find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Lamoreaux, theodore abu qurrah library of the christian east 1. Living between roughly 750 and 820 or 825 ad, he was a monk at the important mar sabas monastery in the judean desert, although, for a time, he served as the melkite bishop of haran, in northern mesopotamia. Theodore abu qurrah and john the deacon the history of the greek and arabic tracts of theodore died ca 820 concerning islam and the contributions of his purported student john are clarified by study of the manuscript tradition and of georgian witnesses. Theodore abu qurrah was a 9thcentury orthodox christian theologian who lived in the early islamic period. David bertaina, an arabic account of theodore abu qurra in debate at the court of caliph almamun. Lamoreaux provides a helpful introduction of some 25 pages in the course of which he introduces theodore about whom little is really known and his writings. Dick, traite ignace dick, theodore abuqurra, traite du culte des icones. Pdf theodore abu qurrahs debate at the court of the caliph al. Apr 23, 2009 as one of the earliest christian theologians of the middle east to write in arabic, theodore abu qurrah, who evidently. Griffith, theodore abu qurrahs arabic tract on the christian practice of venerating images, jaos 105.
Theodoriabukurra oultuimaginumde ijibbjliijijs bcodioearabico nuncprimumedituslatineversusillustratus. Samir, aljadid fi sirat thawudirus abi qurrah waatharihi almashriq 73. Abu qurra and almamun, see griffith, the monk in the emirs majlis, h. Theodore abu qurrah on discerning the true religion, pp. In numerous arabic and greek works, abu qurrah defended his faith from the challenges of islam and the opponents of chalcedon, and in doing so rearticulated traditional christian teachings using the language and concepts of muslim theol. The article discusses the earliest christian apology in arabic. Theodor abu qurrah 755830 the study presents a fundamental introduction to theodore abu qurrah 755830, one of the key authors of arabic christian literature from the eighth to the ninth. Dicks edition, based on two later manuscripts, has.
Theodore abu qurrah is an anthology of essays by the earliest christian arabic writer whose name we know. A study of theodore abu qurrah s theology in its islamic. As one of the earliest christian theologians of the middle east to write in arabic, theodore abu qurrah, who evidently flourished c. Besides being one of the first christian authors to write in arabic, he was also one of the first of these to defend christianity from islamic writers who. Jan 12, 2019 theodore abu qurrah was the melkite bishop of haran upper mesopotamia who lived in the 9th century a. Pdf theodore abu qurrahs debate at the court of the. Download citation theodore abu qurrah and john the deacon the history of the greek and arabic tracts of theodore died ca 820 concerning islam and the contributions of his purported student. Abd aljabbar t he first church father writing in arabic, theodore abu qurrah, and the first muslim author to compose a systematic refutation of christianity, abd. Lukas eduard nosek charles university, prague academia.
Pdf on jan 1, 20, alamin abouseada published theodore abu qurrah s debate at the court of the caliph alma mun. A study in early christian and muslim literary dialogues, ph. Theodore is a figure well known to specialists in the study of arab chris tian literatureand for. It was not used at the time theodore a q never referred to islam as mohammadinism, and is not only insulting but inexact which is why it. Theodore abu qurrah by theodore abu qurrah goodreads. The translations are accompanied by a comprehensive introduction to abu qurrah s life and writings. Theodurus abu qurrah, arabic name of theodore abu kurra, born c. At some point i should set up a project and i do not rule out studying some of theodore s arabic texts. The first abbasid century or so was the period in the history of. Saint john of damascus and theodore abu qurrah are representatives of the early polemics against islam.
The view of islam from the monasteries of palestine in the. Najib george awad orthodoxy in arabic terms a study of. Theodore abu qurrah and the summa theologiae arabica. New volume on theodore abu qurrah the american conservative. It explores the question of whether, in his attempt to convey orthodoxy in arabic to the muslim reader, abu qurrah diverged from creedal, doctrinal christian theology and compromised its. A comprehensive study of the theology of abu qurrah and its relation to islamic and pre. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. Pdf new works by theodore abu qurra, preserved under the. As some may know, theodore abu qurrah was the orthodox chalcedonian. Abu qurrahs theology of the christian practice of venerating.
In my view, mohammadinism should also be changed in the artice. May 30, 2006 i certainly did when i saw the translated works of theodore abu qurrah available in a handsome new volume byu press, 2005. Lamoreaux, the biography of theodore abu qurrah revisited, dumbarton oaks papers 56, 2002, p. Theodore abu qurrah, who died approximately 820 ce, was the chalcedonian bishop of haran and one of the first arab christian theologians.
John of damascus and islam christian heresiology and the. There is another account of michaels martyrdom, however, one that has been incorporated into the life of theodore of edessa,ll a work that. John of damascus and theodore abu qurrah on islam brill. It explores the question of whether, in his attempt to convey orthodoxy in arabic to the muslim reader, abu qurrah diverged from creedal, doctrinal christian theology and compromised its core content. Migne, patrologiae cursus completus, series graeca 161 vols. Orthodoxy in arabic terms a study of theodore abu qurrah. The theology of theodore abu qurrah, bishop of harran. Griffith, some unpublished arabic sayings attributed to theodore abu qurrah, lm 92 1979, 2935. The earliest christian views of islam pomona college. The early history of religion disproving its truth.
Pdf theodore abu qurrahs debate at the court of the caliph. Griffith, some unpublished arabic sayings attributed to theodore abu qurrah, le museon 92 1979, pp. Orthodoxy in arabic terms a study of theodore abu qurrahs. For more detail about abu qurras argumentation, see sidney h. In numerous arabic and greek works, abu qurrah defended his faith from the challenges of islam and the opponents of chalcedon, and in doing so rearticulated traditional christian teachings using the language and concepts of muslim theologians. This volume presents theodore abu qurrahs apologetic christian theology in dialogue with islam. Varsanyi orsolya pazmany peter catholic university.
Theodore abu qurrah on discerning the true religion, in christian arabic apologetics. Lamoreaux, the biography of theodore abu qurrah revisited. Why is the title abu qurrah, when the article and modern usage would have abu qurrah. He teaches therein that the holy spirit is god and. This volume is the first english translation of nearly the complete corpus of theodore abu qurrah s works, with extensive notes on the arabic and greek texts. Bahira and counterhistory the legend of sergius bahira.
The earliest known orthodox scholar and apologist writing in arabic, bishop theodore abu qurrah ca. Theodore abu qurrah and the appeal to reason griffith, faith and reason in christian kalam. For abu qurrah s works preserved only in greek, see j. In his reading of theodore abu qurrah s maymars, griffith seems to be shifting from an early interpretation of theodore as a follower of arguing from reason into a more recent interpretation of him as an exemplary follower of arguing from scriptures rule, instead. Feodor abu kurra i jego mesto v istorii rannej pravoslavnoj polemiki s islamom theodore abu qurra and his place in the early christian orthodox polemic against islam. Qurrah is considered one of the most important apologists and defenders of icons in the history of christianity. It was not used at the time theodore a q never referred to islam as mohammadinism, and is not only insulting but inexact which is why it is objectionable. The biography of theodore abu qurrah revisited jstor. Lamoreaux, the biography of theodore abu qurrah revisited, dumbarton oaks papers, no.
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